DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) -- Blue Chagall charged to the lead in the
upper stretch and went on to win the $80,300 Wickerr Stakes bY
1\005C\005C lengths at Del Mar on Wednesday.
Ridden by David Flores, Blue Chagall ran a mile on the Jimmy
Durante turf course in 1:34.19 and paid $24, $10.80 and $5.60 at
11-1 odds.
Aggie Engineer returned $8.40 and $4.60, and 6-5 favorite
Gallant Son paid $2.60 to show.
The victory was worth $48,180 for Blue Chagall, who has five
wins in 22 career starts.
Joel Rosario rode three winners on the card.
Patrick Valenzuela finished third aboard Warrensmysterydice in
the sixth race in his return to riding in Southern California.
The 47-year-old jockey, with a history of alcohol and substance
abuse, was granted a probationary license last week by the
California Horse Racing Board. The group revoked his license in
2008 after he was arrested for drunken driving.
Valenzuela had been riding in Louisiana the last two years.